Renowned actor slams ‘Pathaan’ ahead of the Shah Rukh Khan film’s release in Bangladesh

Bangladeshi actor and producer Monowar Hossain Dipjol has always been against the Bangladesh government’s decision to release ‘Pathaan’ in the country. He has always protested against the screening of Indian films in Bangladesh. Earlier in February he had slammed the Bangladesh government for their plans to import films from India. According to the actor, the screening of Indian films in Bangladeshi theatres would ultimately damage Bangladeshi film industry.
Now, as Shah Rukh Khan’s ‘Pathaan’ is finally releasing in Bangladeshi theatres on May 12, the popular actor wants to give the Bollywood film a run for its money. Meanwhile, as per reports, 41 cinema halls will be screening 'Pathaan' in the neighboring country, running 198 shows every day.

According to reports, a film, produced and starred by Dipjol himself will also release around the same timeframe ‘Pathaan’ is releasing. He has now claimed that the Bangladeshi audience will prefer watching his film over the Shah Rukh Khan film. However, his latest comment received massive trolling on social media.
Dipjol added that during Eid, 8 local films were released and each exceeded their expectations as the audience showed their love for Bangladeshi cinema. He believes that if they can make films in catering to the audience's taste people will prefer to watch the local films.
‘Pathaan’ which was released on June 25 minted over Rs 1050 crore in the worldwide box office. The Sidharth Anand directorial, also starring Deepika Padukone and John Abraham in the lead is the first Hindi film to be released in Bangladesh post-1971.

Interestingly, the popular actor had earlier claimed that some of the Bangladeshi movies have done quite well in the theatres and this has helped in increasing the footfall in cinema halls. He said the audience in Bangladesh prefers to see movies with their family which represents their tradition. But he believes that Hindi cinema's ideologies and Bangladeshi film's ethos don't match because Hindi movies have many vulgar songs and scenes which don’t go with the social culture in the country. According to him, films in Bangladesh deliver a cleaner and family-oriented source to the audience with moral lessons in the form of entertainment.